Monday, 29 September 2008

First unmarried Zulus: umCijo

Here are the first lot of unmarried Zulus, the umCijo regiment "the sharp pointed". They were also known asuKhandempemvu. At Isandlwana they formed the spearhead for the attack on the camp and wiped out the rear ranks of A and F companies of the 24th Foot. They also fought at Gingindlovu and Ulundi. A tough and brave regiment: the Connaught Rangers of the Zulu army!

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My Interest in Colonial Wargaming

My interest in Colonial Wargaming was largely ignited by my father, who was a big fan of the film Zulu and always wanted a Stanley Baker style pith helmet.

It was many years before I started to paint Colonial wars figures and these were the ESCI/ERTL Zulu War plastics. When I moved on to metal figures I quickly discovered that there wasn't a range of Zulu War figures that met my standards. However, this has all changed with the marvellous figures from Empress Miniatures, Warglord Games and now Perry Miniatures, so, at last, good, modern Zulu War forces are possible.

In the meantime I started work on my Sudan project (see link below) but it is clear that there is a lot more material available on the Zulu War with people such as Ian Knight churning out books at an alarming rate (did anybody else see him on the quiz show Telly Addicts a few years ago? - he didn't do very well!).